Nissan Tiida recalled over Takata airbag fault

Nissan has expanded its recall of vehicles affected by the potentially deadly Takata airbags to include its Nissan Tiida city car.

The recall affects 41,154 C11 Tiidas built in Thailand between 2006 and 2012 have been caught up in the global recall, taking Nissan Australia's total Takata impacted cars up to approximately 257,000.

As with the previous recall, this latest round is due to airbags built by Takata that may have a faulty inflator, which could rupture when deployed and send metal fragments throughout the cabin causing serious injuries or fatalities. At least seven deaths have been linked to the Takata problem overseas.

When parts become available Nissan will contact affected owners to arrange a replacement front driver's airbag at no cost.

Nissan recently recalled more than 40,000 Navaras in Australia earlier this year.

The recall has hit most major car makers are the world including Toyota, Honda, Mercedes-Benz among others, and is could include more than 100 million vehicles globally.

Honda earlier this week also flagged that a further 21 million vehicles may be recalled worldwide, including Australian vehicles.

Anyone who has further questions about these recall actions can call Nissan Australia on 1800 988 334 or go to www.nissan.com.au/ownerfirst.